I like many others on here definitely wish I had measured. I kick myself quite often for not having the exact measurements and have just gone by clothing size charts to get a guesstimate. Would have definitely liked to have a few more before pictures and progress pictures along the way.
* Don't wait too long to try on those "too small" clothes you have been saving... If you wait too long you wont get to wear them. There were a few in my closet that went from being too small to being way too big. Every few pounds or inches lost try them on. You never know!
I wish I never got chubby and out of shape to begin with :sad: but I know that's not the point of the thread...seriously I wish I had:
Taken a good before photo
Taken several progress photos along the way
Started strength training sooner
Understood the importance of protein sooner
Stuck to my calorie goal more regularly (I can count on 2 hands the number of times I stayed within my goal for the day)
Other then joining five years ago, I wish I had more/better before pictures. I also wish I knew my highest weight. I was so ashamed/ afraid of the number it would say so I didn't weigh myself for over a year, and had lost some before I bought a scale. Not that it matters much now, but it would be kind of nice to see my ticker say 40 or 50lbs down instead of 30.
Weight training! Agh
I got so turned off by all the meatheads on here who hate on cardio and tell you to lift five times a week instead
Wish I had found some middle ground and started a good lifting regimen on top of my cardio (which I still love!) a long time ago instead of waiting til the end
I second the protein, too! I started seeking it out when I started lifting, and it is UNREAL how much it fills me up and keeps me satisfied when I just try to eat as much protein as my calorie limit allows in a day
* Don't wait too long to try on those "too small" clothes you have been saving... If you wait too long you wont get to wear them. There were a few in my closet that went from being too small to being way too big. Every few pounds or inches lost try them on. You never know!
^^This. I had clothes that I didn't think fit, and by the time I tried them on they were too big.
Also, seconding the protein. Keeps you full, gives you power for working out.
To give tips to new MFPers...what do you wish you would've done differently?
Me:
Wish I would've taken a good 'before' pic
Wish I would've taken measurements
Wish I would've included weight training
All of this! I only took my first pic after I'd lost 12 pounds. I didn't take any measurements until about 2 weeks in.
I wish I would have really taken the advice of some of the super successful folks on here so that I wouldn't have been starving myself and hating losing weight because I couldn't eat any of my old favorites anymore. Now I know that being hangry and tired isn't necessary :happy:
I wish I had a good before photo... All I have are pics from various events, etc.
I wish I had taken measurements. I get weighed and measured at the gym, but only allowed that to happen again after I started losing.
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I always took measurements, thankfully.
2. not depended on my husband as a support buddy
3. kept a closer eye on my calories (actually weighing my food ect)
Taken a good before photo
Taken several progress photos along the way
Started strength training sooner
Understood the importance of protein sooner
Stuck to my calorie goal more regularly (I can count on 2 hands the number of times I stayed within my goal for the day)
Great thread!
Bought a food scale.
I got so turned off by all the meatheads on here who hate on cardio and tell you to lift five times a week instead
Wish I had found some middle ground and started a good lifting regimen on top of my cardio (which I still love!) a long time ago instead of waiting til the end
I second the protein, too! I started seeking it out when I started lifting, and it is UNREAL how much it fills me up and keeps me satisfied when I just try to eat as much protein as my calorie limit allows in a day
^^This. I had clothes that I didn't think fit, and by the time I tried them on they were too big.
Also, seconding the protein. Keeps you full, gives you power for working out.
THIS exactly
All of this! I only took my first pic after I'd lost 12 pounds. I didn't take any measurements until about 2 weeks in.
I wish I would have really taken the advice of some of the super successful folks on here so that I wouldn't have been starving myself and hating losing weight because I couldn't eat any of my old favorites anymore. Now I know that being hangry and tired isn't necessary :happy:
I wish I had taken measurements. I get weighed and measured at the gym, but only allowed that to happen again after I started losing.